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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TUI EQUALITY W \JETT takes all blame IPUTTING UP COIN
DEBATE
IN THE SENATE
FOR MARCUM KILLING
First Afternoon Ses
sion Held on
Thursday.
For the flrat time this senior, the
te holding an afternoon session
Thursday for the purpose of discussing
t)e Candler aubatltute to the Hall bill
fiV a atata board of tax aaseaaora.
Senator Candler's ‘ bill, which pro
vldee for county assessors as well a*
■he atata board, came up Thursday
morning at 11:20 aa the apeclat order
for the day, and a flood of amendmenta
came up to the deak.
Theae related to the manner of ap
pointing the atate board, aome favor
Ing placing the power In the handa o.
the governor, othera thought It ought
not be left with the governor. Several
amendmenta related to the salary of
the three atate aaseasora. One ralad
the aalory from $1,500 to $2,000, nnd
one cut It down to $1,000. Another
e amendment cut the per diem of the
county aaaeaaora from $5 to S3.
Senator Candler Speaka for Bill,
Senator Murphy Candler opened the
debate for hla aubatltute with a very
strong presentation of hla views on
equalization of the tax burden.
He pointed out from a mass of flg.
urea the Inequalities In the land values
of various counties. Taking the ad
joining counties of Burke and Jeffer
son, he demonstrated this Inequality In
returns:
“Burke makes returns of $2.52 per
acre, Jefferaon $3.TI. Yet Burke and
Jefferson are aide by aide and the
lands are almost Identical In farming
value. You will And In the 127 coun^
ties similar 'Inequalities.”
Senator Candler then took up the
mntter of corporation returns and
tainted out startling Inequalities be
tween their actual. values and tax re
turns. He said that the Georgia Rail
way and Electric Company returns
showed less proportionately than those
of the Savannah Street Railway Com
pany.
He was given close attention
throughout his speech of about an hour.
Steed Opposes It,
Senator Walter Steed opposed the
Candler substitute because a similar
measure was placed on the statute
booka aome ten years ago, and after a
year's trial was repealed.
He opposed the bill further because,
he said, differences In the value of farm
lands exist now and will exist for all
time. ,
While Senator Steed was
Senator Hand arose and aski
given time to make a motion relative
to adjournment.
Senator Steed courteously acquiesced
and then, when Senator Hand moved
that the senate meet again at 3 o'clock,
when the hour for adjournment arriv
ed. It precipitated a discussion.
Senator Miller wantbd adjournment
untirjFaJay lij'xMer that members
might have an opportunity to study
the measure, but he was voted down.
When the vote for the afternoon ses
sion had passed the hour for adjourn
ment had arrived, so Senator Steed
was left with his speech suspended In
the air.
New Bills.
By Senator Bond—To provide for
the organisation and granting of cor-
pnr”e powers and privileges to com-
pn- < guaranteeing or Insuring the
safe keeping and transportation of
trunks, baggage and personal apparel,
ami other shipments of personality, by
rail and water, with the safe keeping
thereof by Inns, boarding houses, ho
tels and to otherwise regulate said
companies.
Bills Passed.
By Senator Blalock—To fix the
amount of stock necessary for Indus
trial life Insurance companies.
By Senator Candler—A bill to amend
code referring to deposit of bonds by
Insurance companies with the atate
treasurer.
By Senator Bunn—To add Bremen to
the list of state depositories.
TAKEN FROM SHERIFF,
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
Special to The Georgian.
Swalnsboro, Ga., July 12.—Taken
from the sheriff at about 1 o'clock on
Tuesday night, Ed Pierce, a negro, was
hurried to the swamps by a mob of 50
men and lynched.
Last Friday night Pierson entered the
room of Miss Maud Durden, daughter
of Berrien' Durden, of Summit.
Pierson secreted himself under the
bed. When Miss Maud was ready to
retire for the night ahe looked under
the bed and saw the negro. She Yush-
ed in her father's room and told him
the story. The old man seized his
gun and rushed In the room, but Was
knocked down by the negro, who had
taken his station behind the door. At
tempting to rise, he was again knock
ed down. It was then that the -negro
jumped from the window and escaped.
He was captured by Deputy 8heriff
Fields Saturday, confessed his crime
and was placed .In Jail.
CURTI8 JETT.
TO BUY BALLOTS
A
SKIRT SALE
Attorney Declares That Witness is Drunk.
Some Salty Things Are Said in
the Court Room.
Beattyvllle, Ky., July 12.—Five min
utes after talking - with Attorney A.
Flood Byrd In the lower hall of the
court house, in which he said he would
take the witness stand and tell every
thing he had confessed to In regard to
the assassination of James B. Marcum,
In which he Implicated Jim Hargis and
Ed Callahan as the conspirators, Cur
tis Jett, the self-confessed murderer of
Marcum and Jim CockrIII, took the
witness stand and practically repudi
ated every word uttered In the now fa
mous confession. '
Following-Is a stenographic report of
the testimony given by Jett on the di
rect examination by Attorney Byrd:
“I Killed Marcum.’’
Q. Had you ever seen or' had any
conversation with either of the defend
ants a day or two previous to the kill
ing of Mr. Marcum?
A. Well, Mr. Byrd. I had better go on
and tell just what I know about the
case. Mr. Marcum had prosecuted me
In a case or two, and had did alt he
could against me) and I was bitterly
his enemy. I am the man that killed
him.
The following Is part of the steno
graphic report given when he was
called later:
Q. Did you not testify In the Cyn-
thlanla trial that you and Mr. Marcum
were friendly?
Jett Appeals to Court.
Jett ardke and, turning to the court,
appealed that he be not compelled to
answer the question. He was com
pelled to do so, and answering, he said:
"Well, sir: I testified that, but my
life was at stake, and t got a life sen
tence for killing that man. And today
there are Innocent men on trial, and
I feel It my duty to testify to the
truth.”
Q. I will ask you if you did not state
to Mr. Jouett and Mr. Adams, In the
presence of reporters In Mr. Adams
office, that you had killed Mr. Marcum
at the suggestion and Instance of Ed
Callahan?
"You Are a Murddrer."
A If I did, then I was crasy.
Q. Have you any recollection of mak
ing such a statement?
A. 1 don't, air: but, of course, I guess
you can prove It.
Q. And then you say you did no!
make It?
A. Mr. Byrd, you are a murderer,
and a man who lives In glass houses
ought not to throw atones.
Q. Who told you to say that-
xly?
A. Curtis Jett alone.
His Memory Failed.
About this time Jett began. to act
queerly. His memory went.back on
him. He could tell nothing of his ac
tions or those of White Just before and
after the killing of Marcum. He.said
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CHARLES B. RYAN,
Qen’l Pass. Agt., Portsmouth, Va.
he did not remember seeing Whits In
the court-house at all. He ventured
the opinion that White Is perfectly In
nocent of the crime.
At his previous trial, he said, the de
fendants had aided In his defense and
he thought they had paid his lawyer’s
fees. >
Ssld Jatt Was Drunk:
After Jett had made these state
ments, Commonwealth's Attorney
Adams declared that the witness was
beastly drunk, and Intimated that If
Jett was sober he would give'far dif
ferent teetlmony.
Jett declared that he had done the
killing of hie own volition and told In
detail how the assassination was car
ried out. His story milled with that
given by B. J. Ewcn. Jett said he had
not conferred with White about the
killing.
Tom White Vindictive.
Later Jett volunteered the statement
that neither Ed Callahan nor Jim Har
gis had ever asked him to kill Mar
cum or any other man.
Tom White followed Jstt on the
stand, and he, too, was In a contemp
tuous mood, and during the direct ex
amination hurled several slurs at Mr.
Byrd. He refused to answer any
questions put to him by the attorney
on the ground that he disliked him
because Byrd prosecuted him for the
murder of Marcum.
Several times when questioned by
Mr. Byrd both Jett and White appealed
to the court not to be permitted to an
swer.
Judge Hargis said that he believed
this was the llrct time Jett had ever
told the real truth about the assassina
tion of J. B. Marcum.
Asbury Spicer testified that he was
approached by James Hargis and was
asked to kill Marcum. , Witness re
fused to accept proposition. Witness
saw and talked to Jett just before the
killing. He said hs went after Jett for
Jim Hsrgle and Callahan with word for
Jett to hurry to the court-house.
n, imnm
TO HEAR THREAT
T
House Passes Bill to
Aid in Purifying
Elections.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 12.—Some sensation-
developments are expected In the
case of Harry Thaw, alayer of Stanford
White, the architect.
, Jury to Hear of Threat.
The’ district attorney's office today
expects to May before the grand jury
sensational testimony to the effect that
Harry Kendall Thaw threatened to kill
hie wife, Evelyn Neablt Thaw, os well
as Stanford White.
This threat was said to have bean
made when angry words passed be
tween husband and wife over the a!
leged affidavits mada by Evelyn Set'
bit in tbe reported legal proceedings
Instigated by White.
This testimony Is expected to be sup
plied by Mrs. Mayme C. Schwarts, an
unwilling witness jipon whom Assist
ant District Attorney Garvan's detec
tives managed to serve a subpoena af
ter a long siege at the Plerrepont
apartment house. Mrs. Schwarts la to
appear before the grand jury today.
Thaw's Friend Found.
William Sturgis, an Important wit
ness, sought by the prosecution and de
fense, was located In Hartford, Conn.,
where be has a Job with a rubber com
pany. He declared he Intended to re
main In Hartford, and that he did not
C o pose to be plied with questions by
r. Garvan about the Thaw case. He
asserted positively that he never heard
Thaw make any threat against White,
and that he would only go on the wit
ness stand at the request of Thaw's
mother.
It was learned today that Stanford
White, upon obtaining positive Infor
mation that Thaw’s detectives were pur
suing him, made hla will leas than
three months before he was slain.
A corrupt election In Georgia shall
be an Impossibility It the sentiment
the house on the subject le to be con
sidered. The constitutional amend
ment, by Mr. Wright of Richmond,
amend the penal code to provide for
persons furnishing money for the pur
chase of votes being adjudge guilty of
a misdemeanor, was passed Thursday
morning by practically a unanimous
vote. 111 to 2. .
Though the house was in session
three hours, much of the time was
consumed In debating the question
giving certain bill* special orders,
attempt was made to bring the child
labor bill up Thursday, but tbe rulo of
the house In favor of sticking to the
calendar prevailed, end the bill did not
come up from lie place.
The Wright Bill Created Muoh IntsresL
By section <2$ of the penal code It r
already a misdemeanor to buy or sell
vote In Georgia. The objects of the
constitutional amendment proposed
Mr. Wlrght, of Richmond, and pais
by the house Thursday morning, are:
To make It a misdemeanor to con
tribute money for securing votes.
To make guilty parties competent
and compellable witnesses, providing
the teetlmony given dial! not b* >>*«-’
In the prosecution of the wltnesi
To. make provisions of this section
applicable to primary as well ae Anal
elections.
To make It Illegal to hire qualified
voters to canvass for or to Influence
votes In behalf of-any candidate.
Debate Shut Off,
Promptly at 10 o'clock the house was
convened by Speaker Slaton. Prayer
by the Rev. B. B. L. Timmons, and roll
call and reading of the Journal by Clerk
Bolfeulllet followed.
After Mr. Flynt, of Spalding, had
moved to reconsider the action taken
Wednesday on the Connor bill, Mr.
Felder, of Bibb, shut off debate by
calling for the previous question,
aye and nay vote was taken with the
result that the motion to reconsider
was lost by a vote of 68 to 102.
It was supposed that house bill No.
27, the Boykin anti-bucket shop bill,
would be token up Thursday. It had
been generally discussed by the mem
bers before the house met Thursday. A
substitute resolution reported by the
committee on rules to set the Boykin
bill a special order for next Tuesday
ppoeod by Mr. Anderson, of Chat-
vhd line a substitute for the Boy
kin bill. Tho Boykin bill stood first on
thS'ca|en4ar Thursday. Mr. Felder, of
Ullit), offered on amendment to make
the date for the bill Thursday of next
week. There was a rather lengthy de
bate as to whether the special order
should be granted. Both tho substitute
and amendment were lost.
The house, by agreeing to tho report
of the committee on rules, set the fol
lowing hours for sessions of the house:
New Hours for House.
Beginning July 10, the hours will be
from 0 to 1 o’clock until Monday, July
16, after which two aesalons a day, from
to 1 and 2 to 6, will be held. The hour
for meeting on Mondays was set at 10
clock. No sessions will be held on
Saturday afternoons.
The rules committee reported a reso
lution to make the child labor bill, by
Mr. Bell, of Fulton, a special order for
Thursday morning. Mr. Longley, of
Troup, and Mr. Holder, of Jackson, both
of whom opposed the child labor bill
when It wee last before the house, said
they were ready to vote for It now. The
report of the committee was lost and
the child labor bill accordingly did not
come up Thursday.
Boykin Bill Tabled.
The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill was
tabled oil the motion of Mr. Boykin, of
Lincoln.
The bill by. Mr. Wright, of Rich
mond, to amend the penal code to pro
vide for clean elections In Georgia, was
given a third reeding and taken under
consideration by tbe house.
Mr. Wright,'as the author of the Mil,
made a strong argument In favor of his
bill, which, he ssld, would mean i
to corrupt ballots In the state of
gfs. He said that while the reforms
might be needed more In the I
cities in Chatham, Richmond end
ton counties, than In aome pother
tlone. It would be necessary to enact a
S eneral law, which could not possibly
o any harm.
An objection to a paragraph In the
Wright bill, compelling a guilty party
Some $10.00 Skirts I ^
Some $8.50 Skirts | $£.50
Some $7.50 Skirts
Some $8.00 Skirts
Some $7.50 Skirts
Some $6.50 Skirts
Some $6.50 Skirts
Some $5.98 Skirts
Some $5.00 Skirts
$r.oo
AND
AFTER-INVENTORY CLEARANCE SKIRTS
Since taking our Semi-Annual July Inventory of stock, we find we've
quite .a good many odd skirts—broken lots—odil sizes—one and two styles
of a kind, etc.,etc. We’ve placed all these odd skirts on four or five racks for
A SWIFT CLEARANCE TOMORROW. Materials are black and Navy,
Panamas, Mohairs, Grey Suitings, checked and plaid effects, etc., etc., in both
circular and plaited models. Here are stylish skirts in
blue, black and the popular “Browns,” made as you’d
have them - , hut miud you, not all sizes, but with a slight
alteration you can be “fixed up” in good shape and
GETASKIRT MUCH BELOW IT’S TRUE VALUE.
Tomorrow
O’clock
Come.
Sale Prices
J. M. HIGH COMPANY
$6.50, $5, $3.98
'ROSECUTES FATHER
FOR ABUSING MOTHER
R. KANE FINED $10.75 BY RE
CORDER ON THE EVIDENCE
OF THE FORMER'8 SON.
GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS
to buying end selling votes, even If the
evidence Incriminate the wltnees, woe
made by Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker, and
Mr. Akin, of Bartow. Mr. ' Wright
claimed that without this provision In
hie bill It would be a dead letter on the
statute books.
i am thoroughly In sympathy with
the object of the bill of the gentleman
from Richmond," sold Mr. Akin, of
Bartow, In answering Mr. Wright. "You
should go after the men who buys the
vote, and the corporation that furnianes
the corruption fund."
"Does not the gentleman know,”
asked Mr. Wright, "that the paragraph
In question le for the purpose he d*-
a./ that a man may be compelled to
testlW as to who Is furnishing the
alualf fund?"
Mr. Welker Introduced an amend
ment cutting out the paragraph relat
ing to compelling a wltnees to give In
criminating teetlmony. This amend
ment woe Tost.
The rote on the passage of the bill
as ill to I, giving It a constitutional
majority.
The house adjourned-at 10 o’clock to
meet at 2 o'clock Thursday night to
bear the address of Hon. Walter G.
CMftton. of Savannah.
New Bills.
The following bllla and resolutions
were Introduced and read by Reading
Clerk McClatchey:
By Mr. Brinson, of Decatur—To
amend an act establishing the city
court of Bslnbridge.
. By Mr. Humber, of Stewart—To
amend charter of Richland.
By Mr. Land, of Wilcox—To amend
the code to add Rochella to Hat of de
positories.
By Mr. Wey, of Pulaski—To estab
lish city court of Pulaski In Hawklha-
villa.
By Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker—To
amend an act Incorporating Chlcka-
mauga school districts.
By Mr. Kevin, of Meriwether—To
When S. R. Kane, of 64 Hood street,
night watchman at the city stables, wee
arraigned Wednesday morning before
Recorder Broyles, his son, Earl Kane,
the Sanitary Plumbing Company,
was present to prosecute him.
On the teetlmony of young Kane that
hie father had attacked end tried to
light him, and had also abused hie
mother, while In an Intoxicated condi
tion, Judge Broylea lined the husband
and father 210.76 or 21 days in the
stockade.
I don't want to be bard on my fath-
■ explained young Kane, "but 1 went
him to stay away from home. He hoe
abused my mother and myseir to such
extent that we Anally had to appeal
the police." •
When asked for an excuse for his
misconduct. Kane offered no defense
further than the statement that he was
drunk.
Judge Broyles warned him he must
not bother hla family again.
pay a pension to W. D. Garrett.
By Messrs. Williams, of Laurens,
and Clifton, of Tattnall—To provide for
public school system In Vldalla.
By Mr. Christopher, of Hall—To
amend section 1264 of code, to Increase
pensions to totally blind Confederate
veterans.
By Mr. Buchanan, of Ware—To pay
pension to Mrs. Whitley.
By Mr. Callaway, of Lee—To amend
act creating a board of county com.
mlealoners of said county.
By Mr. Almond, of Rockdale—To
regulate the Inspection of fertilisers.
By Messrs. Wright, Porter and Hol
der, of Floyd—To amend the charter
of Rome.
By Mr. Woodllff, of Forsyth—To pro
vide for cleaning streams of Forsyth
county.
By Mr. Christopher, <* Hall—To au
thorize verdicts by three-fourths of
Mr. Perry, of Hell—To provide
for assessment of property In the'
state.
By Mr. Beall of Paulding—To provide
a new charter for town of Hiram.
By Mr. Rountree, of Thomas—To
amend act Incorporating town of Bos
ton.
By Meters. Hsrdmsn end Holder, of
Jackson—To Incorporate town of Cen
ter.
By Messrs. Longley and Booksr, of
Troup—To abolish Hogsnsvllle dispen
sary.
Building New Cotton Mill,
Special to Tho Georgian.
Trlon, Ga.. July 12 —Thera Is a new
cotton mill being built at Summerville,
six miles south of hsre. Tho excava
tions for tho foundation havs already
boon made.
Paech Growers Busy.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Trlon, On.. July 12.—The peach
growers In this neighborhood are very
busy now Indeed, aa they realize that
the old proverb, "You must ■trike while
the Iron la hot," le only too true whse
It comes to handling peaches.
Sewing Bse Organized.
Special to The Georgian.
Oxford, Ga., July 12.—The ladles of
the Oxford Home Mleslon Society have
organized themselves Into a eewlng bee
club for the purpose of making gar
ments for the needy poor of th# com
munity. The flrat meeting of the club
wee held at the bom* of Mrs. W. W,
Evens on Tuesday afternoon.
Great Revival at Comer.
Special to The Oeorglan.
C6mer, Go., July 12.—Comer has wit
nessed tbe greatest revival ever seen
here. It was conducted by Rev. A. F.
Nunn, the Methodist pastor, assisted
by Rev. C. M. Dunaway, of Atlanta,
and Rev. 1/ovlck Adams, of Young
Harris, Oa.
Lightning 8trikss Stores.
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin, Go., July 12.—At Dexter, this
county, at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon
considerable damage was done by
Ightnlng. The stores of Tutt Bros,
and R. C. Hogan k. Bro. were consid
erably damaged.
High-water Mark for Dsposlts.
Special to THe Georgian.
Valdosta, Oa., July 12.—The bank de
posits In this city havs reached high-
water mark, amounting to about $2,-
200,000. Nearly <000,000 of this money
belongs to the farmers of this county
and section. The Increase In the tax
returns for Lowndes county this year
amounts to $402,000.
Will Bulld**New Block.
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta, a a., July 12.—The Converse
estate will build a handsome three-
story business block on Central av.e-
nue to occupy the sits of the building
In which H. K. McLendon le now do
ing business and tbe stables adjoining.
Oppose Fraser Bill,’
Special to The Georgian.
- Savannah; Go. July 12.—Fire Insur
ance agents are endeavoring to secure
protests against tbs passage of the.
louse bill Introduced by Mr. Fraser.
The Savannah Board of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce have joined In
> matter to a committee.
Think. Boykin HiT Will Not Pass.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Go., July It.—Murray M.
Stewart hoe returned from Atlanta,
where he went In the Interest of the
A Ii<I* 1 milmtltiltf fur the lloykln
bill In reference to bucket qjjoiis. lie
reports that the chances of di-feutlng
tho Boykin Llll and the pm-age of tho
Anderson bill are line.
MAD DOG CREATES
EXCITING SCENE
A mad dog wont on n rampage early
Thursday morning at Bush and Man-
gum atreeta and craatad a ecenn of In-
tansa excitement.
The clog snapped at several people,
III taflad to blta any om. Th** ernxed
animal wa* quickly given a wide berth,
people deserting the streets and rush
ing Into nenr-by houses for refuse
Bicycle Policemen Wood and Ohewn-
Ing were attracted to the scene and dis
patched tho dog with their pistols.
LABORERS STRIKE
AT SAVANNAH DOCKS
Rpeelsl to Tbs Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., July 12.—A general
■trike among the negro roustabout* and
common laborers le threatened. A
number of stevedores struck yesterday,
and today ths negroes who bundle res
in for the Coast Line docks ore out, ■>«
well aa the negroes employed by a shlp-
bulldlng company. The strike Is for a
materiel Increase In wages.
The employers will resist the de
mands, and will probably combine for
that purpose.
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1906 1907
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